The website of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) was the target of a cyber attack last May, as reported this Saturday by Vozpopuli. The 'hacker' has put the collected data up for auction, ensuring that they include contact information for soccer players and national football referees, among other people. However, the RFEF downplays the incident, since it ensures that most of the information that could have been stolen is public.
The RFEF cybersecurity systems warned of an attack on its website at the end of last month. The recommendation to change their access codes to avoid possible vulnerabilities was sent to employees and managers of the governing body of Spanish football.
In the information from Vozpopuli it is indicated that the offender states that it has information on telephone numbers, email addresses and personal data of well-known figures, such as footballers, referees, senior officials “and much more.”: “Important contacts in Spanish football”, details on the internet.
A few days later, a cybercriminal has put a database with information related to the RFEF up for auction online. According to the aforementioned newspaper, it asks for a significant amount of Russian rubles for the sale of the content. It ensures that it has 689 tables, repositories in which the data of any organization is classified and organized. To reinforce the transaction, include a series of screenshots with the supposed data obtained. Sell the whole base or cut it up, according to the buyer's requirements.